After our ride on Thursday - when we returned to Linda's, she surprised me by pulling this saddle out & handing it to me! One of the nicest looking saddles that I've seen in a while. With - a Deep Seat! Close contact! (Linda is the one person I know - who knows full well the importance of a deep seat!) Over the weekend I played with it - the biggest challenge was getting the fenders adjusted up enough for my short legs.
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| Morning snow/sleet/hail |
This morning the rain turned to white stuff & the temperature at 35 degrees didn't make me want to go out to try something new... But - I put a corned beef from Kelso Meat Market in the pot (with a beer) & washed up some red potatoes, carrots & started our St. Patrick's day dinner. It was after lunch that things really warmed up - everything started dripping & I decided that I could squeak out for a short ride! I didn't bother to put any of my trail "stuff" on the saddle. I was busy playing with my heart monitor - trying to sync it with my new Garmin.
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| Farah says the saddle worked fine! |
I decided to use the
Thinline pad, the sheepskin on the bottom of the bars is worn down from years of use. The breast collar needed adjustment & could have shortened it a little more, but I was in a hurry to get out & get back. I Loved the slick seat, a narrow twist & plenty of security. Finally - after a couple of stops to re-adjust my stirrups & the electrodes for the HR - I had success with both! The 310 XT picked up the monitor & my legs felt about
right!
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| At the wetland |
The sun felt so Warm! I had on my heavier jacket - but left it on. We had to break through around the gate at the top again - I hadn't brought my saw.
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| Our "trail" is now a stream! |
The trail past the lower end of the large wetland was totally flooded out & flowing over the road & back into the creek. The deepest was about knee high on Farah. But on the way back, there were new orange stakes going down the side of my
trail - so with the coming of dryer weather - may be the coming of development...
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| Stakes on the trail... |
I won't relish giving up these trails - so will continue to use them for as long as I can... So sad - to see another
wild place disappear... Thanks Very Much for the loaner saddle Linda! I'll be riding in style again now!
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That saddle looks VERY comfortable. And I agree, it's so sad to see developers come in and build their close together identical homes. Wish people would just buy the existing homes on the market instead!
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